Monthly Archives: May 2018

During summer 2017 we collected 210 samples of twigs, soil, groundwater and precipitation in two Stone pine stands for 18O stable isotopes analyses. The aim was to determine whether this tree species was relying on groundwater to cope with severe … Continue reading →

The extreme drought of 2017 made more victims in our beautiful evergreen oak woodlands. Hundreds of cork oak of various ages suddenly died at the end of the drought season on one of the heritages we studied. At least 15 of … Continue reading →